Starting strong safety Bernard Pollard became the latest Baltimore Raven to depart Wednesday, a casualty of another salary-cap savings measure by the team.

“Well Raven Nation it’s been fun. My time in Baltimore is done…Thank you,” Pollard wrote on Twitter.

Pollard, who had been due a $500,000 signing bonus and a $2 million salary in 2013, was the team’s leading tackler last season, and his physical presence in the secondary was a key to the Ravens’ postseason run.

The Ravens’ defense has taken a major hit in free agency so far, with linebackers Dannell Ellerbe (Dolphins) and Paul Kruger (Browns) signing elsewhere and safety Ed Reed and cornerback Cary Williams remaining on the free-agent market. The team lost inside linebacker Ray Lewis to retirement.

It remains to be seen where Pollard goes, but at age 28, he will draw interest. Perhaps the money the Ravens saved in cutting Pollard will help them keep Reed.